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10 quotes by Aaron Sanchez

Aarón Sánchez (born February 12, 1976) is a chef; he is the executive chef and part-owner of the restaurant Centrico, and former owner of the Mexican restaurant Mestizo in Kansas City (Leawood, Ks) (which closed in 2014). He has appeared on Iron Chef America, and is one of the few chefs whose battles have ended in a draw, tying with Masaharu Morimoto in "Battle Black Bass" in Season 2. He was a contestant on The Next Iron Chef, eliminated in the...
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When I was a teenager, I worked in New Orleans for a chef named Paul Prudhomme. That was a very important time in my life as a chef. I developed my... →

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Marcus Samuelsson is a chef who inspires me everyday. He has such a deep understanding of flavors and techniques. His food is representative of the... →

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Instead of going out, I'm trying to encourage people to have a memorable experience in their own home. We call it 'Delicioso Night In.' I... →

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I was a little, uh, incorrigible as a kid, so the kitchen was a good place to give me structure and balance. It taught me hard work, but then I grew... →

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My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my... →

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I like to cook with the philosophy of using great ingredients and not altering them too much.

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Latin food suffers like Chinese. You can do marginal Chinese and be successful. You can do crappy Mexican and be packed.

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I wanted to get away from the Mexican vernacular and do more 'nuevo Latino.' Americans are starting to understand regionality in Mexican... →

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My biggest challenge is cooking traditional French dishes, which usually require very specific techniques and methods. That's just not my... →

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If we're talking fantasy, I would love to host a late night talk show... More Fallon than Leno. Those guys always seem like they're having... →

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